diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f67c90a..45b923e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@types/node": "16.18.126",
     "@types/ws": "8.18.1",
     "archiver": "5.3.2",
-    "axios": "1.13.6",
+    "axios": "1.16.0",
     "bcrypt": "5.1.1",
     "burp-rpc": "1.0.6",
     "cheerio": "1.2.0",
diff --git a/backend/pnpm-lock.yaml b/backend/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9a204f7..cfc5e6b 100644
--- a/backend/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/backend/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 5.3.2
         version: 5.3.2
       axios:
-        specifier: 1.13.6
-        version: 1.13.6
+        specifier: 1.16.0
+        version: 1.16.0
       bcrypt:
         specifier: 5.1.1
         version: 5.1.1
@@ -1406,8 +1406,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wvUjBtSGN7+7SjNpq/9M2Tg350UZD3q62IFZLbRAR1bSMlCo1ZaeW+BJ+D090e4hIIZLBcTDWe4Mh4jvUDajzQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
 
-  axios@1.13.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ChTCHMouEe2kn713WHbQGcuYrr6fXTBiu460OTwWrWob16g1bXn4vtz07Ope7ewMozJAnEquLk5lWQWtBig9DQ==}
+  axios@1.16.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6hp5CwvTPlN2A31g5dxnwAX0orzM7pmCRDLnZSX772mv8WDqICwFjowHuPs04Mc8deIld1+ejhtaMn5vp6b+1w==}
 
   balanced-match@1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw==}
@@ -2135,8 +2135,8 @@ packages:
   flatted@3.4.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PjDse7RzhcPkIJwy5t7KPWQSZ9cAbzQXcafsetQoD7sOJRQlGikNbx7yZp2OotDnJyrDcbyRq3Ttb18iYOqkxA==}
 
-  follow-redirects@1.15.11:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-deG2P0JfjrTxl50XGCDyfI97ZGVCxIpfKYmfyrQ54n5FO/0gfIES8C/Psl6kWVDolizcaaxZJnTS0QSMxvnsBQ==}
+  follow-redirects@1.16.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-y5rN/uOsadFT/JfYwhxRS5R7Qce+g3zG97+JrtFZlC9klX/W5hD7iiLzScI4nZqUS7DNUdhPgw4xI8W2LuXlUw==}
     engines: {node: '>=4.0'}
     peerDependencies:
       debug: '*'
@@ -2335,6 +2335,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0hJU9SCPvmMzIBdZFqNPXWa6dqh7WdH0cII9y+CyS8rG3nL48Bclra9HmKhVVUHyPWNH5Y7xDwAB7bfgSjkUMQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
 
+  hasown@2.0.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-T2UbfbBEF32wiepXIsMlTW9+dDYC6wMh/t/vYA4tuOMKqWz/n3vr1NFSxQiyP+zk2mXsoMA/i/7qV6LKut1t1A==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
+
   help-me@5.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7xgomUX6ADmcYzFik0HzAxh/73YlKR9bmFzf51CZwR+b6YtzU2m0u49hQCqV6SvlqIqsaxovfwdvbnsw3b/zpg==}
 
@@ -3069,8 +3073,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-llQsMLSUDUPT44jdrU/O37qlnifitDP+ZwrmmZcoSKyLKvtZxpyV0n2/bD/N4tBAAZ/gJEdZU7KMraoK1+XYAg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.10'}
 
-  proxy-from-env@1.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==}
+  proxy-from-env@2.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cJ+oHTW1VAEa8cJslgmUZrc+sjRKgAKl3Zyse6+PV38hZe/V6Z14TbCuXcan9F9ghlz4QrFr2c92TNF82UkYHA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
   pstree.remy@1.1.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-77DZwxQmxKnu3aR542U+X8FypNzbfJ+C5XQDk3uWjWxn6151aIMGthWYRXTqT1E5oJvg+ljaa2OJi+VfvCOQ8w==}
@@ -3592,10 +3597,12 @@ packages:
 
   uuid@10.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8XkAphELsDnEGrDxUOHB3RGvXz6TeuYSGEZBOjtTtPm2lwhGBjLgOzLHB63IUWfBpNucQjND6d3AOudO+H3RWQ==}
+    deprecated: uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).
     hasBin: true
 
   uuid@9.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-b+1eJOlsR9K8HJpow9Ok3fiWOWSIcIzXodvv0rQjVoOVNpWMpxf1wZNpt4y9h10odCNrqnYp1OBzRktckBe3sA==}
+    deprecated: uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).
     hasBin: true
 
   vary@1.1.2:
@@ -5000,11 +5007,11 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       possible-typed-array-names: 1.1.0
 
-  axios@1.13.6:
+  axios@1.16.0:
     dependencies:
-      follow-redirects: 1.15.11
+      follow-redirects: 1.16.0
       form-data: 4.0.5
-      proxy-from-env: 1.1.0
+      proxy-from-env: 2.1.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - debug
 
@@ -5553,7 +5560,7 @@ snapshots:
       es-errors: 1.3.0
       get-intrinsic: 1.3.0
       has-tostringtag: 1.0.2
-      hasown: 2.0.2
+      hasown: 2.0.4
 
   es-shim-unscopables@1.1.0:
     dependencies:
@@ -5970,7 +5977,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   flatted@3.4.2: {}
 
-  follow-redirects@1.15.11: {}
+  follow-redirects@1.16.0: {}
 
   for-each@0.3.5:
     dependencies:
@@ -5983,7 +5990,7 @@ snapshots:
       asynckit: 0.4.0
       combined-stream: 1.0.8
       es-set-tostringtag: 2.1.0
-      hasown: 2.0.2
+      hasown: 2.0.4
       mime-types: 2.1.35
 
   formdata-node@4.4.1:
@@ -6209,6 +6216,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       function-bind: 1.1.2
 
+  hasown@2.0.4:
+    dependencies:
+      function-bind: 1.1.2
+
   help-me@5.0.0: {}
 
   hono@4.12.23: {}
@@ -6949,7 +6960,7 @@ snapshots:
       forwarded: 0.2.0
       ipaddr.js: 1.9.1
 
-  proxy-from-env@1.1.0: {}
+  proxy-from-env@2.1.0: {}
 
   pstree.remy@1.1.8: {}